Hammock-support.



PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

M. J. SOANLAN. HAMMOOK SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED IDEO.12, 1907.

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2 94 M zoom No. 894,065. PATENTED JULY 21,1908.

'M. J. SGANLAN. HAMMOOK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.12.1907.

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I sides of said channels.

MAROELLUS .I. SOANLAN,

OF KEYSTONE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

HAMMOCK-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARcELLUs J. SCAN- LAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keystone, in the county of Pennington and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammock-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hammock supports and the object thereof is to provide a supporting tripod from which the hammock may be swung, having means to cooperate with rope. connections from the ends of the hammock whereby the same may be converted into a more rigid structure resembling a cot.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple and cheaply constructed tripod having foldable legs and carrying means for supporting the hammock and a cover or shade therefor and for securing a suitable guy wire or rope thereto.

A further object of my invention is to provide an especial form of tripod head in the form of a cast.

My invention specifically resides in the following features of construction and arrange ment to be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the several figures, and in which.

Figure 1 is perspective view of my improved supporting tripod and the hammock connected thereto and its form resembling a cot, Fig. 2 is a similar view with the hammock broken away and illustrating its operating end rope connections released from the tripod and in the position they will normally assume, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tripod removed and in the folded position, Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same, the legs being broken away, Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through the top casting with the legs broken away, Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken therethrough on the line 66 of Fig. 4 and Fig. 7 is a similar view taken therethrough on the line 77 of Fig. 4.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I provide a tripod comprising a top casting 1 having channels formed therein and ears 2 extending outwardly therefrom at the The legs 3 are provided with their upper ends lying within the channels in said casting and pivotally secured therein adjacent their upper ends by bolts 4 extending between the ears 2 and Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed December 12, 1907.

Patented July 21, 1908. Serial No. 406,225.

passing through openings in said legs. As shown in the drawings, two of the channels are formed opposite to one another and a third channel is formed between and at rig 1t angles to the first two, thus necessitating the extension of the legs 3 in the same relative position to form a more rigid and substantial support, with the two opposing legs forward and the third leg rearward. Extending upwardly from the top of the casting 1 is a. pair of oppositely disposed inwardly curved hooks 5 of similar shape, one adapted to receive a ring at the end of the hammock A and the other adapted to receive a ring at tne end of a guy rope 6 secured at its other end to a staple or spike 7 adapted to be driven into the ground when the device is set up and to be carried with the tripod when the same is being transported. The end bar A is provided with eye loops from one of which a rope 7 extends around the tripod, through the staple or spike 7 and back on the other side of the tripod to the loop at the other end of said bar. The rope 7 thus passes closely along the opposite forward legs 3 of the tripod at a point approximately centrally of their length, when the hammock A is in the normal position as shown in Fig. 2. Said opposite forward legs 3 are provided, however, with outstanding hooks 7 adjacent their lower ends under which the extensions of the rope 7 may be secured, thus shortening the length of said rope and drawing the hammock A downward into a more rigid form resembling a cot.

To more readily carry the staple 7 I provide a hook 8 secured through an opening in the casting 1 at its lower central portion between the channel holding the supporting legs 3 and extending downwardly between said legs. I further form the casting 1 with an opening 10 extending downwardly therein between the hooks 5 and ada ted to receive the rigid supporting shank 1% of a cover or shade O for the hammock A. In ractical use the casting 1 may be formed wit its material cored or grooved out at 9 centrally of the base of the channels holding the legs 3 in order to lighten said casting.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a supporting tripod, an anchored guy rope extending therefrom, a hammock swung from said tripod op osite said guy rope and anchor and provided with an end bar having an operating rope connected to the ends thereof and passing in its length around said tripod and through said anchor, said tripod having hooks secured thereto adjacent its lower end, said operating rope being normally loose and adapted to be depressed into engagement below said hooks to rigidly hold said hammock, substantially as described.

2. A supporting tripod for hammocks and the like, comprising a top casting having oppositely disposed channels formed therein, and having a channel formed therein at right angles to said oppositely disposed channels, supporting legs having their upper portions mounted within said channels, said casting having ears extending therefrom at the sides of said channels, and said legs being pivotally secured by bolts passing therethrough adjacent their upper end and through said ears, said casting being further provided with a pair of upwardly extending, oppositely dis- .posed and inwardly curved hooks adapted one for the reception of the end of the hammock, and a suitable guy rope or wire adapted for an attachment to the other of said hooks and carrying upon its end a sta le or sup- 3. A supporting tripod for hammocks and the like, comprising a top casting having oppositely disposed channels formed therein, and having a channel formed therein at right angles to said opposite channel, supporting legs having their upper portions mounted within said channels, said casting having ears extending therefrom at the sides of said channels, and said legs being pivotally secured therein by bolts passing therethrough adjacent their upper end and through said ears, said casting being further provided with a pair of upward extending, oppositely disposed and inwardly curved hooks adapted one for the reception of the end of the hammock, and a suitable guy rope or wire adapted for attachment to the other of said hooks, said rope or wire carrying at its other end a hook or staple adapted to be secured to a rigid support when the device is being used, and a hanging hook extending downwardly from said casting between said supporting legs upon which said staple is adapted to be hung when the device is in disuse, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARCELLUS J. SCANLAN. Witnesses:

JOHN MCCARTHY, PEARL WILLARD. 

